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five to seven feet in depth, usually in sandy soil. At the 

 end of this burroAV it constructs a nest of dried grass in 

 the middle of which it lies curled up, in an unconscious 

 state. Those which I removed appeared exactly as if 

 dead, except that they were lunp, and on very close in- 

 spection the breath w^as seen to be drawn in and exhaled 

 at long intervals. When placed near a fire they revive 

 but apparently do not object to being handled. They will 

 not eat, but, if left to themselves, retreat to some cool 

 corner of the room, coil up under the first convenient 

 object and again return to their slumbers. In fact all the 

 actions of the animal show that this peculiar stupor is their 

 normal state during the winter, and one which they do 

 not wish to have interrupted. No food is ever found in 

 the nest or burrow. — C. J. Maynarch BoMoUy Afass. 



First Capture of Nauclerus forficatus ix Massa- 

 chusetts. — Mr. R. L. Newcomb of Salem, Mass., has in 

 his possession a specimen of the Swallow-tailed Hawiv 

 {Nrmderus forficatus) which was shot ^'in Amesbury, Mass., 

 near that part known as the 'Pleasant Valley.' The bird 

 w^as seen sitting alone, on a tree near the Merrimac River; 

 was stalked and shot on or about September 25." 



This is the first instance of the capture of this species in 

 Massachusetts, though a specimen was seen at Whately, 

 Mass., some years since. (See Allen Am. Nat. Ill (1870), 

 p. 645.) — Arthur P. Chadhourne, Boston. Mass. 



Lebia graxdis Hextz IX Massachusetts. — Not long 

 since, while collecting in Boston, I found a specimen of 

 Lehia grandls Hentz. This is, as far as I can ascertain, 

 the first time this beetle has been taken on the Atlantic 

 coast north of Pennsjdvania. — A. C. Anthony^ Boston, 

 Mass. 



